Spain vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 237 million TIV in Spain and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 631 million TIV, or 3.66 times that in Spain.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Spain.
In 2025, Spain ranked 33 and United Arab Emirates ranked 9 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Spain	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	237 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	159 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	159 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	198 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	134 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	70 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	35 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	149 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	82 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	104 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	152 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	109 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	155 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	219 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	166 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	272 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	228 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	347 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	343 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	312 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	358 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	288 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	239 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	266 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	140 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	315 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	357 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	82 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	192 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	395 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	355 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	838 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	299 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	207 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	109 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	691 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	835 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	1.95 billion	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.08 billion	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	1.08 billion	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	327 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	81 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	614 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	512 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	636 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	689 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	650 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	432 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	312 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	831 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	1.16 billion	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	557 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	895 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	793 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	637 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	234 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	181 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	133 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	303 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	307 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	382 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	51 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	15 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	55 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	103 million	–	15 billion
1960	214 million	–	15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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